For COMD Alumni

Your Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders boasts a continuously growing
list of distinguished alumni who have assumed leadership roles within their employment
settings and profession. The list includes school, hospital, clinic, and rehabilitation
center administrators, officers in state and national professional associations, numerous
award recipients, and entrepreneurs who have developed successful professionally related
businesses.

COMD Alumni Get Connected; Get Involved

Many alumni have assisted the Department in the training of future speech-language
pathologists through the supervision of clinical practicum at their work sites. Others
have made generous donations to the various departmental funds that provide graduate
student scholarships, pay for clinical services at the Speech and Hearing Research
Center for families in financial need, and contribute to the cost of our new building.
Here are just a few ways you can stay connected and involved with your Department
of Communication Sciences & Disorders:

Your Graduate Admissions Office maintains an alumni mailing list. If you have not
been receiving invitations to department-sponsored events or have recently moved,
please contact our Admissions Counselor Teresa Boyett.

The Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders utilizes over 300 external practicum
sites to prepare graduate students for the clinical practice of speech-language pathology.
Many of the individuals are graduates of this department. While these individuals
volunteer their time and do not receive a salary, they do receive the assistance of
student clinicians. They also have the opportunity to take any course in COMD at USC
for a minimal fee of only $5 per credit hour (following a semester of 60 hrs. or more
supervising our students).

If you are interested in having your facility serve as an external practicum site,
contact our Director of External Practicum Juliana Miller.

As a graduate of the University of South Carolina, your training as a speech-language
pathologist has not ended. We offer a variety of learning opportunities for alumni
to meet the continuing education requirements for ASHA, state licensure, and teacher
re-certification. These include advance graduate credit courses (both on campus and
through distance education) as well as workshops and conferences for CEU credit. Please
see our Continuing Education Opportunitiespage for more information.

If you have recently been promoted, taken a new administrative position, been elected
an office or leadership position, or received an award, we would like to know about
it. Please send a short email to Teresa Boyett and tell us your news.

If you are interested in making a donation to one of the Department's scholarship
or development funds, please visit our gifts web page.

Your Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders sponsors occasional social
events during the year, including the Alumni Reception at the South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual meeting. These social gatherings provide an opportunity to re-connect with
former classmates and share personal and professional developments. Make sure we
have your current contact information to receive invitations by mail.